Hello busy bees! I’m Kristy from Quiet Play (@quietplay on IG) and I’m delighted to be here with a block design as part of the Bee Hive series. I’m a bit of a paper piecing fan (some might say fanatic, but let’s go with fan), and so this block is a paper pieced one. If you’re new to paper piecing,… Read More

It always fascinates me the different ways people use colour and fabric placement to change the way a quilt block looks! I will regularly be sharing blocks and quilts from the #thebeehivequilts hashtag feed on Instagram that you guys have been sharing so that you can see the different ways people interpret quilts blocks from The Bee Hive. This week,… Read More

January’s block – Tic Tac Toe – is a quick and easy block using two prints to create an intersecting naughts and crosses quilt. Whether you choose to use two contrasting colours or maybe two shades of one colour – light and dark blue perhaps – this is a quilt that will come together quickly to create a fun effect!… Read More

One of the most exciting things about The Bee Hive blocks, is that they are perfect for quilting bees. Hence the name! Why? Because a quilting bee is a group of (usually) 12 quilters who take turns over a year to make blocks for each other. Each month, one member is “queen bee” and chooses a quilt block and the… Read More

I am very excited to announce The Bee Hive – a new year-long series of quilt block tutorials that are perfect for quilting bees. Why, you ask? Because when each block is used in repeat, it creates an interesting secondary design! Let me show you an example… Next week, we’ll kick off with the Tic Tac Toe block. Looks alright… Read More

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